Patsy Cline

Of course, we can't list country music's most powerful women of all time without including Patsy Cline. Her tremendous legacy has given her iconic status commensurate with Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra.

In the eight short years that Patsy Cline recorded music, she left behind a catalog of timeless classics that will always be sung, and a voice that will continue to influence artist of all genres and generations.